147 YEARS AGO
Saturday, August 18, 1877
Going to Cold Climate
It is announced from Washington that sufficient funds have been received to defray the expenses of the preliminary Polar expedition. The vessel, the Florence, will sail from New London, on the 20th instant, under command of Captain George Tyson, the experienced arctic navigator.
The Government after Horse Thieves
Lt. James Parker, 4th United States Cavalry, received Saturday an additional telegram from Col. McKenzie, commanding officer Fort Sill, ordering him to send the Indians under his charge back to Fort Sill as soon as they have given their testimony. The Lieutenant, however, is ordered to remain here to engage legal counsel, and to recover the stock for the Indians and to prosecute to the full extent of the law those who have stolen animals from the reservation.
120 YEARS AGO
Friday, October 27, 1905
SATURDAY A BIG DAY IN EUFAULA
Two hundred loads of cotton were on the Eufaula market Saturday, while the town was fairly alive with loads of corn. In fact, the day was a hummer for Eufaula business houses, for beside those who had loads of corn and cotton on the market, the town was crowded throughout the entire day with farmers making fall purchases.
POST OFFICE STAYS IN OLD QUARTERS The post office department has accepted the proposal of the Eufaula National Bank to lease the present quarters of the post office for a period of 10 years, dating from Oct. 1,1905.
Postmaster Belt informs the Indian Journal that in this contract provides for a new set of office fixtures which will be among the best yet installed in the Indian Territory.
100 YEARS AGO
Thursday, September 4, 1924
Read Ordinance 12, Regulating Auto Driven Vehicles in City of Eufaula In other columns of this issue of the Journal is published ordinance No. 12, regulating automobiles, motor trucks, motorcycles, and all motor vehicles driven in the city of Eufaula.
The public is requested to read this ordinance and become acquainted with the traffic laws here. If all will do their part in seeing that these laws are rigidly enforced, it will do much in lessening the danger to both life and property.
Ignorance is no excuse before the law
STATE RELIEVED BY SUDDEN DROP IN TEMPERATURE
Eufaula enjoyed typical fall weather, with the passage of a severe sandstorm and heavy rain that struck the city about 7 o’clock Monday night.
The mercury fell to 63 degrees at 7 oclock Tuesday morning, the lowest mark registered since spring, while at 11 oclock the temperature had mounted only two degrees.
80 YEARS AGO
Thursday, August 24, 1944
HANNA BOY, 2 PALS WIPE OUT GERMAN MACHINE GUN NEST
With the Second Infantry Division in Normandy – Two soldiers from Detroit, Mich., and another from Hanna, have won Silver Stars for gallantry action against the enemy in Normandy where they wiped out a German machine gun nest and allowed their company to successfully withdraw.
The men were Staff Sergeant Joseph S. Pomber and Staff Sergeant Julius M. Balogh, both of Detroit, and Staff Sergeant Lloyd J. Skinner, of Hanna.
The feat which won them the coveted Silver Star was enacted on the slopes of Hill 192 near La Soulaire, on June 17.
WAR HEROES
– Staff Sergeant John D. Burton, Second Signal Co., Second Infantry Division, U.S. Army, was awarded a Bronze Star for Bravery. He is the son of Mr. an Mrs. Ada Burton of Eufaula.
– Troy Scholl, Eufaula backfield football star a few years ago and later a member of the professional Chicago bears, was wounded in action on the battlefields of France on July 6.
– John T. Nesom landed safely in London, England.
– Technical Sgt. Lloyd W. Bogle of Hanna, an operator, has been decorated with the Distinguished Flying Cross.
– Staff Sgt Gene Warren, who has been with the 45th Division through all of its campaigns in Africa, Sicily and Italy for over a year, is spending a furlough here as the guest of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Warren, before he reports to Fort Sam Houston Texas for reassignment.
– Pvt. Earl Andrews, USMC, son of Mr. and Mrs. R.A. Andres of Checotah, has graduated from the Infantry and Browning Automatic Rifle school at Camp Pendleton, Calif.
75 YEARS AGO Thursday, July 28,1949
Veterans Are on Their Own as 52-20 Ends Servicemens readjustment allowance, known as the 52-20 Club, expired at midnight, July 25, for all but a few veterans of World War II. Only those having been discharged from the armed service since July 25, 1947, are now eligible.
Pea Growers Are Assured Market
James Ballinger, veterans’ agriculture instructor, reported yesterday that he had been assured by a representative of the Haskell cannery that there will be a market for peas from this area there.
65 YEARS AGO Thursday, June 25,1959
City Budget of $57,000 Next Fiscal Year A budget of $57,000 was set for operating the city for the next fiscal year beginning July 1, and of this amount $46,000 will be in the general fund, and $11,000 in the street and alley fund.
SEAMAN BALLINGER, U.S.N., HOME ON LEAVE
Seaman Jimmy Ballinger of the United States Navy is spending a leave here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Ballinger and family, west of the city.
BOBBY ROBERTSON, U.S.N, ABOARD U.S.S. CUSHING Bobby Robertson, seaman, USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. WE. Robertson of Checotah, took part in an amphibious landing on the beaches of Camp Pendleton, Calif., May 28.
18 YEARS AGO
Thursday, June 15, 2006
New jail might be six months away
Now that the voters of McIntosh County have given their collective thumbs-up on a new county jail, Sheriff Terry Jones said that groundbreaking in the state-of-the-art facility could be as soon as six months away.
Freedom Riders hit the highways for Toys for Tots
The Freedom Riders Eastern Chapter will host a benefit Poker Run in conjunction with Cruise Night in Eufaula on Saturday, June 17.
10 YEARS AGO Thursday, July 3, 2014 100th McCombs family reunion set for Saturday
For 100 years the McCombs family and their descendants have been meeting in the Eufaula area for family reunions. They share traditional Creek dishes like blue dumplings, sour cornbread and sofkey, and tell family stories.
